By Paul Gotham At a time when the nation’s economy resembles a pendulum swinging from trough to crest, the New York Collegiate Baseball League has, on the other hand, started out on a gradual and steady increase of its stock.Sanctioned by the NCAA and partially funded by Major League Baseball, the summer wood bat league established a new benchmark for success in 2007 when 37 … [Read more...] about Webster Stock On The Rise
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Happy 4th! NYCBL League Leaders
Picnics and fireworks - does it get any better? For your perusal: INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min 0.5 AB/Team game G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JR.,ROJAS AM.............. 12 .436 39 7 17 7 1 1 1 0 CLARK WY.................. 5 .412 17 4 7 0 … [Read more...] about Happy 4th! NYCBL League Leaders
NYCBL 6/22
By Paul Casey Gotham The week started with Webster falling from grace. Through six games Yankee hurlers had allowed nine runs - only six were earned. Tuesday, Webster gloves committed five errors and the pinstripes fell to Hornell, 10-6. Webster lost five of six to the Dodgers last year. Things didn't improve much on Wednesday. The weather forecast called for heavy … [Read more...] about NYCBL 6/22
Performance Of The Week 6/15-6/21
Not often one gets to see a no hitter. Brian Pullyblank grabs my POTW. 22 months removed from Tommy John surgery the Webster Yankee starter put the Niagara Power in lock down. Just two Power batters reached base - an error and a hit by pitch. Neither runner advanced past second. The start was Pullyblank's second of the 2009 NYCBL season. Earlier, he tossed five shutout … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week 6/15-6/21
Pullyblank Hurls No Hitter!
By Paul Casey Gotham Brian Pullyblank (Southern Illinois) forgot his cleats for Friday night’s New York Collegiate Baseball League game. The right-hander certainly remembered his pitching arsenal. Pullyblank went the distance and held the Niagara Power without a hit as the Webster Yankees won in a walk-off style, 1-0. The Caledonia, New York native struck out nine and … [Read more...] about Pullyblank Hurls No Hitter!